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The backyard features a large grassy area with concrete steps leading to the patio, which features a refinished pool and a custom-made fire pit.
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  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 15, 2013
Home & Garden: Colorful Living

Grant's Gardens recently finished installing a brand-new landscape for a home on Island Circle, on Siesta Key.

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Phil Mancini and Michelle Butler at "Rock of Ages" in September.
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  • May 15, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Highlights from the 2012-2013 season; 'Tis the new season ...; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair

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  • By Van Jazmin
  • May 14, 2013
Local filmmakers blend fact and fiction in tragic fairytale

Local filmmakers blend fact and fiction in tragic fairytale

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • May 14, 2013
Young playwrights descend on Sarasota

Young playwrights descend on Sarasota

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  • By Chef Judi Gallagher
  • May 14, 2013
TWIS = This Week Is Steamy

TWIS = This Week Is Steamy

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  • Eat + Drink
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • May 14, 2013
2013-14 community theater auditions and season at a glance

2013-14 community theater auditions and season at a glance

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  • By Eduardo Anaya
  • May 14, 2013
PREEN & CHIC: Party town!

PREEN & CHIC: Party town!

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Audrey Lipton, Marina Wright, Emma Devine, Michael Bajjaly, Emily Arthur and Sharon Albert star in "Fiddler on the Roof." Photo by Denny Miller.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • May 13, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Fiddler on the Roof'

The Manatee Players is currently running an enjoyable production of the endearingly entertaining "Fiddler on the Roof."

  • Arts + Culture
Dirk Meyer. File photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • May 13, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra 'Revolutions'

We've seen this before. What looks good, interesting, possibly even revolutionary on paper, goes very wrong in real life. This is, unfortunately, what happened at the Sarasota Orchestra's most recent foray into its Innovations Series.

  • Arts + Culture
Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio star in "The Great Gatsby"
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • May 12, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'The Great Gatsby'

For the sixth time "The Great Gatsby" has been adapted for film. And when Baz Luhrmann directs, you know you're in for sensual overdrive.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Joe Hendricks
  • May 10, 2013
Joe on the Go: The final push -- and does it really matter?

Joe on the Go: The final push -- and does it really matter?

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  • By John Ewing
  • May 10, 2013
Chefs help local kids, one dish at a time

Chefs help local kids, one dish at a time

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Sarasota police hire a former Maryland lieutenant colonel as deputy chief
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 10, 2013
May 10: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Sarasota police hire a former Maryland lieutenant colonel as deputy chief; Visit Sarasota County announces Annual National Tourism Week Awards; Sarasota Blues and Music Festival canceled, new blues festival launches

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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: 'Rhapsody, Rhythm and Romance'

'Rhapsody, Rhythm and Romance' beginning 8 p.m. Friday, May 17 will be the third annual collaboration among members of Jazz Juvenocracy and Fuzión Dance Artists at Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Here are photos from the dress rehearsal.

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  • By Popcorn Bob
  • May 10, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

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